Deforming water droplets with a superhydrophobic silica coating.
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The surface liquidity of a water droplet is eliminated by rubbing hydrophobic particles onto the droplet surface using a sol-gel silica coating with extremely weak binding force, which results in solid-like deformability of a liquid drop.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 49 85 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013